Carcassonne: The Messengers
Expansion for Base-game · Medieval

Carcassonne: The Messengers

In Carcassonne: The Messengers, a small expansion for Carcassonne, players place a second meeple (included in this expansion) on the score board at the start of the game. Whenever they score points during the game, they decide which scoring meeple to advance; if a meeple lands on one of the dark spaces on the score track (0, 5, 10, etc.) and the owner of that meeple is the active player, then that player draws the top message tile from the track and either scores two points for it or takes the action shown on the tile. The possibilities are:

2–6 playersages 8light difficulty
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What is Carcassonne: The Messengers

In Carcassonne: The Messengers, a small expansion for Carcassonne, players place a second meeple (included in this expansion) on the score board at the start of the game. Whenever they score points during the game, they decide which scoring meeple to advance; if a meeple lands on one of the dark spaces on the score track (0, 5, 10, etc.) and the owner of that meeple is the active player, then that player draws the top message tile from the track and either scores two points for it or takes the action shown on the tile. The possibilities are:

Score that player's smallest road, city or cloister as if it were the end of the game, but leave the meeple in place.

Score two points for each banner in a city that player occupies or two points for each of that player's knights.

Score three points for each of that player's farmers.

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Game details

Players
2–6
Age
+8
Duration
Difficulty
Light
Type
Expansion
Year
2012
Mechanics
Area Majority / Influence · Memory · Tile Placement
Categories
Expansion for Base-game · Medieval · Territory Building
Designer
Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher
Devir · 999 Games · Enigma (Bergsala Enigma) · Filosofia Éditions
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How many players is Carcassonne: The Messengers for?

Carcassonne: The Messengers plays with 2–6 players.

How long does a game take?

Playing time varies with the number of players.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 8.

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